10 Stomach Exercises You Can Easily Do at Home for Stronger Abs

For those who hate spending hours in the gym, there's good news: getting a strong core doesn't mean you have to churn through a never-ending list of abs exercises. In fact, when you pair the right moves with clean eating (it's true, abs are made in the kitchen), you can get the job done in as little as 10 minutes a day. Grab a mat and do these workouts as soon as you wake up so you can get on with the rest of your day feeling more powerful than ever.

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1Stability Ball Mountain Climber

1. Place your hands 18 to 24 inches apart on a stability ball, then bring legs back so you're in a push-up position. (Your body should be in a straight line from head to toe.)

2. Keeping core tight, bring right knee to chest, then return to start. Repeat with your left knee. Continue alternating until you've done 10-12 reps on each leg, or complete as many as you can for 60 seconds.

Make it easier: Ditch the stability ball and do this exercise on the floor, starting in push-up position.

2. Pointing your toes, bring one foot up, then the other, and repeat so they're fluttering without feet ever touching the floor. Continue for 30 seconds.

Make it easier: Place hands slightly behind your butt, making sure to still keep your lower back flat on the floor. (There should never be any space between your back and the floor, as that can lead to injury.)

Make it harder: After you're up in the straight line, lower your hips until they're just slightly above the floor. Quickly lift hips so you return back to a straight line. Repeat for 30 seconds, exhaling on the lift up and inhaling on the way down.

2. As you push out of your squat and return to standing, twist your body to the left, bringing your right arm overhead to reach toward the left side. (Your weight will automatically shift to your left side, and your right foot should twist to the left as your body does.)

3. Return to center, lower into another squat and repeat, this time twisting to the right and bringing left arm overhead to reach toward the right side. Repeat for 60 seconds.

7Leg Lift

Start lying on your back, legs straight out and hands flat on the floor by your sides. Engage your core and lift legs off the floor so the soles of your shoes face the ceiling.

Keeping your lower back flat on the ground, lift your glutes up off the floor as if your heels are trying to touch the ceiling. Lower your glutes back to the floor and lower legs slightly (without lifting lower back off the floor). Return to starting position. Repeat for 60 seconds.

2. Flex your feet and tighten your legs. Inhale and lift your arms straight up. As you exhale, use your abs to curl your head, neck, and shoulders up off the floor. Lift all the way up and over your thighs, reaching arms out in front of you.

3. Slowly roll back down to the floor one vertebrae at a time until you return to start. Repeat for 60 seconds.

9Russian Twist

1. Start sitting on the floor, knees slightly bent, heels on the floor. Lean back slightly to engage your abs.

2. Rotate to the left, touching your fingertips to the floor. Rotate to the right, again touching fingertips to the floor. Quickly alternate back and forth for 60 seconds.

Make it harder: Lift your feet off the floor. To make it even more difficult, hold a medicine ball as you rotate.

10Plank

1. Start on your hands and knees. Lower down so your elbows are on the floor, placing them directly underneath your shoulders. Extend your legs out, coming up on your toes and lifting your body into a straight line.

2. Squeeze your abs, glutes, and legs to stay in a straight line. (Be sure not to let your hips lift up or sag down.) Hold for 60 seconds.

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